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Senate Bill 336 Hands Leftists a Legal Bludgeon To Smash Dissent
Free speech is the foundation upon which all other freedoms rest.
Texas Senators Tackle MAHA Agenda
Texas senators passed two measures on Wednesday to complement the federal “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.
Elementary School Teacher Charged for Having Child Sexual Assault Videos
Kody Caleb Smith, who taught PE at Bayshore Elementary in La Porte ISD, admitted he downloaded and viewed around 200 videos of young children being sexually assaulted.
Texas Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Pornography
Two measures penalizing the distribution of AI-generated sexual content depicting children and non-consenting adults now move to the House.
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Commentary: Texas Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Parental Rights Case
On Wednesday morning, the Texas Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in what is arguably the most important parental rights case in Texas history. The case surrounds a custody battle currently being waged to determine who will have the right to raise 5-year-old...
Burrows on Chinese Coronavirus: ‘We Need to Move Forward’
With plummeting oil prices, soaring unemployment, and the absence of a plan from Gov. Greg Abbott on reopening the state’s economy that he and other officials have shut down, more and more lawmakers are sounding off about the need to quickly reopen the state. In an...
Bonnen Places Democrat LGBTQ Caucus Chair on Budget-Writing Board
In a surprise switch-up this week, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen removed Republican State Rep. Drew Darby (San Angelo) from the Legislative Budget Board and replaced him with Democrat State Rep. Mary González (Clint). A 10-member body, the LBB consists of Bonnen,...
Commentary: Coronavirus Reveals Big Tech’s Unchecked, Scary Power Over Our Lives
The coronavirus continues to reveal just how reliant we are on tech companies to keep us connected, while simultaneously unmasking just how much power they have. While there are benefits to the former, the latter should give us all pause -- it’s become very clear how...
Biedermann to Abbott: “Allow Small Businesses to Open Their Doors”
As the government-ordered shutdowns issued in response to the Chinese coronavirus continue to devastate the state’s economy and put millions of Texans out of work, pressure on Gov. Greg Abbot to lift the restrictions he has imposed—or allowed local governments to...
Blog: Dawn Breaking in Texas Shutdown, Keep Fighting
During the past few weeks, as hospitals remained empty and models are revised downward, Texas’ grassroots citizens have pushed back against and scored victories over local government overreach into their lives during the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. Will our elected...
While Oil Plunges and Unemployment Soars, Abbott Waits on Task Force
As the government-ordered shutdown in response to the Chinese coronavirus continues to devastate the world economy, Texas' businesses, workers, and families are being hit hard. And the man they elected to lead them appears to be doing little but watching. On Monday,...
Commentary: WHO Are You? A Pattern of Deceit at the World Health Organization
President Trump has announced the United States will pause funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) to review the organization’s role in handling the COVID-19 outbreak. He’s right to do so. Here’s why. The World Health Organization exists, at least on paper, to...
Commentary: Time to Reopen Texas
We have been patient, even though every projection of the impact of the Coronavirus has been grossly wrong. We were told to flatten the curve because there was no cure, even though a very small number actually die from the virus in comparison with the population and...